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Edward MacDowell (1860-1908), an exact contemporary of Gustav Mahler, was widely considered the most important American composer of his day–a time when American music was
Jacques Paisible (c. 1656-1721) seems to have had a real influence on musical life in London, even though his name is long forgotten. He spent
It’s amateur hour on the Emerald Isle. This production amounts to something of a botched job all around. Sonically the disc combines the disadvantages of
The ongoing Naxos survey devoted to The 18th Century Symphony now reaches its second volume of symphonies by Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813), a musician of
Once again Naxos pulls a rabbit out of its hat with this gorgeous release of Alan Rawsthorne’s music (with two world premieres yet). Rawsthorne (1905-71)
This is a bright, lively, and bracing performance of Beethoven’s massive quartet, made so by the inclusion of the optional Grosse Fugue Op. 133 as
England’s Joachim Trio–violinist Rebecca Hirsch, cellist Caroline Dearnley, and pianist John Lenehan–had a very strong start in its first volume of Dvorák’s four extant piano
I don’t know exactly who Peter Breiner is, but he has no business touching Albeniz’s masterpiece. There’s a fine “complete” orchestral version on Telarc that
The highlight of Volume 3 of this Naxos series devoted to the concerto recordings of Fritz Kreisler is an extraordinary 1915 (yes, I really do
Georg Tintner’s generally excellent survey of the complete Bruckner symphonies for Naxos reaches a peak with this exceptional performance of the Seventh. What makes Tintner
